Australian Reporter Shot by Rubber Bullet During Violent Los Angeles Protests
Violence erupted in downtown Los Angeles over the weekend, throwing the city into chaos as tensions surrounding President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration crackdown reached a boiling point. In the midst of the unrest, Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi found herself directly in the line of fire.
Reporter Injured on Air: “You just f**king shot the reporter”
Tomasi, a U.S. correspondent for Nine News, had been reporting live from the protests when the situation took a terrifying turn. Demonstrators had flooded the streets near the Metropolitan Detention Centre on Sunday, June 8, and while the day had started peacefully, it quickly spiraled into violence. By afternoon, fires raged and confrontations between police and protestors intensified.
Tomasi was broadcasting from 257 E Temple Street when she described police moving in on horseback, firing rubber bullets at the crowd
. Moments later, she was struck by one of those bullets herself.
Shocked voices filled the air as a bystander screamed,
“You just f**king shot the reporter!”
Tomasi remained composed despite the chaos. When someone asked if she was okay, she responded simply, I’m good.
But video footage aired by Nine News appears to show an officer deliberately targeting her before opening fire.
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